Nat Geo Wild
Development, JWM Productions
Airing Mondays at 10PM ET/PT
When I first discovered Bud and Carrie DeYoung, owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo, I knew they deserved their own show. After pitching the idea to JWM Productions, they sold the show to Nat Geo Wild (woo-hoo!) Tune in Monday nights at 10PM to watch Bud and Carrie care for their 400+ exotic animals from around the globe.
"Life isn't easy for two zookeepers running a large private zoo in the middle of nowhere. With almost no help at all, Bud DeYoung and Carrie Cramer care for over 400 permanent residents, all while rescuing exotic animals from around the globe, rehabilitating local wildlife and running a struggling small business. This is the real life of Bud and Carrie. They live and work together, butting heads all the while. But because they share such a deep passion for animals as well as an indefatigable work ethic, they always come back to one another."